Free the arctic 30

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On 20 September the Russian Coast Guard illegally boarded the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise while in international waters and arrested 30 activists on board at gunpoint. The activists were protesting Arctic oil drilling on the Gazprom platform, Prirazlomnaya, in the Pechora Sea off the Russian coast.We are demanding the urgent release of all activists, the immediate withdrawal of the Coast Guard from the greenpeace ship, and an end to offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.

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We ask that you:
- Immediately request the release of the 30 activists who have been detained by Russian authorities in Murmansk.
- While being detained, ensure the activists have access to full legal representation of their own choice, consular services, translators, and human rights inspectors.
- Prioritise investigation into the destructive activities of oil companies in the Arctic, and not aggressive intimidation of peaceful protesters.
- Ban offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.
We urge you to transfer these requests to the Russian government in Moscow immediately to assist us in the swift release of our activists from the custody of the Russian authorities, and put a end to the unwarranted aggression and repression of the peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling.

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We ask that you:
- Immediately request the release of the 30 activists who have been detained by Russian authorities in Murmansk.
- While being detained, ensure the activists have access to full legal representation of their own choice, consular services, translators, and human rights inspectors.
- Prioritise investigation into the destructive activities of oil companies in the Arctic, and not aggressive intimidation of peaceful protesters.
- Ban offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.
We urge you to transfer these requests to the Russian government in Moscow immediately to assist us in the swift release of our activists from the custody of the Russian authorities, and put a end to the unwarranted aggression and repression of the peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling.

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We ask that you:
- Immediately request the release of the 30 activists who have been detained by Russian authorities in Murmansk.
- While being detained, ensure the activists have access to full legal representation of their own choice, consular services, translators, and human rights inspectors.
- Prioritise investigation into the destructive activities of oil companies in the Arctic, and not aggressive intimidation of peaceful protesters.
- Ban offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.
We urge you to transfer these requests to the Russian government in Moscow immediately to assist us in the swift release of our activists from the custody of the Russian authorities, and put a end to the unwarranted aggression and repression of the peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling.